Blaster Master has two modes of gameplay that depend on the situation and location of the player: the first mode is where the player controls Jason; either on foot or piloting a tank named SOPHIA in a two–dimensional platform mode; the second mode is where the player controls Jason on foot in a top-down perspective.[6] Gameplay in the top-down perspective consists of a series of labyrinths in which players navigate and defeat enemies along the way.[7] Gameplay is non-linear, and players must return to earlier levels in order to advance to later levels in the game.[8] The objective is to complete all eight levels and destroy the mutants and their bosses with various weaponry such as guns, grenades, and special weapons.[9]